We will treat all information given by you in confidence and
as required by the Data Protection Act 1998. We do not collect personal
information from visitors to this site unless the visitor explicitly
intentionally provides it. We will not disclose any such information to third
parties including other constituents of Robert Gordon University unless:

Required
by law.

Your
consent has been given.

The information you have given will be stored on our
computer systems and used in the following ways:

Marketing:
In order that we may keep you informed by post, email, telephone or other
electronic means of the news, events or services that may be of interest.
We also have a contract with a third party, Hobsons Plc (Hobsons) to manage our Contact Us
system. Cookies are used to manage this process. Find out more about the
Cookies they use .

Web
statistics: To improve the service to our clients and to analyse our
website's use without identifying you as an individual. Find out more
about Cookies.

Market
Research: From time to time we may ask you to take part in research
surveys to assist us with improving our service to existing and potential
students.

Other
Web forms: You may be asked to provide personal information to gain access
to other specific services. By supplying such information you consent to
the University storing the information for the stated purpose.

Applying
for courses online: We have a contract with a third party Hobsons Plc (Hobsons) to manage our Apply
Online system. Cookies are used to manage this process. Find out more
about the Cookies they use.

To
investigate reports of users sending material using a false email address
or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages.

To
protect against misuse or unauthorised use of our website(s).

During
emergencies, e.g. when we believe someone's physical safety is at risk.

Accepting this statement acknowledges Robert Gordon
University will not be responsible for damages you or any others may suffer as
a result of the loss of confidentiality of any such information.

Your consent

As a user of the Robert Gordon University website you
consent to the collection and use of information as outlined in this statement.
If this statement is changed we will post these changes on the Robert Gordon
website at this location. The use of your personal information is covered by
our registration under the Data Protection Act 1998. You can, under this
legislation, request a copy of the information we hold about you. If any
information we hold about you is incorrect please let us know and we will
correct it.

Even the best policy cannot protect your online privacy and
security in all circumstances. Your best protection is to understand the limits
to privacy on the Internet and use common sense in all of your online
activities. Be aware that email is an inherently insecure form of
communication. Remember that in extreme cases third parties are sometimes able
to intercept your unencrypted messages.

Robert Gordon University is concerned about the security of
your personal information particularly when using our website. Although we have
taken all reasonable security precautions, we cannot guarantee internet
security and subsequently cannot guarantee that any information you input on
our site is totally secure. In addition to our online security efforts, we have
taken steps to protect your personal data offline as well. All of your
information is restricted to our offices. Employees are granted access on a
need-to-know basis and are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy
practices.

Your control over your personal information

Opt-out
/ Changing your status: At any time you can withdraw permission for the use of
your personal information. This can be done by contacting our data protection
officer by sending a blank email to k.fraser@rgu.ac.uk and
type "remove", in the subject field.

Cookies

We use a technology nicknamed "Cookies" on our website. Cookies make your visit to our website easier and improve the quality of the visitor experience.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information
which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then
sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another
website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a
website to recognise a user’s device. You can find more information about
cookies at:

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate
between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve
the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. The cookies
used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the
International Chamber of Commerce UK Cookie guide. A list of all the cookies
used on this website by category is set out below.

Category
1: strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential in order to
enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing
secure areas of the website, assisting navigation and adjusting the colours of
the pages.. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like online
payment cannot be provided.

Category 2: performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how
visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and
if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect
information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is
aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website
works.

By
using our website you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your
device.

Category
3: functionality cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember
choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in)
and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be
able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a
cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be
used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of
web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you
have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The
information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your
browsing activity on other websites.

Robert Gordon University does not
currently use this type of cookie on this website, however, be aware that third
party staff blogs and websites linked from this website may use these and
should advise users.

Category
4: targeting cookies or advertising cookies

These cookies are
used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also
used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help
measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They remember that you
have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations
such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be
linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

Robert Gordon University does not contain
any advertisements on this website. However the University uses the
AddThis button to enable content sharing As a consumer, you may have used these sharing
tools, or installed an AddThis browser extension. You should read the AddThis full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.